Google is rolling out two groundbreaking features aimed at enhancing user experience across its AI-powered platforms. Gemini Advanced, Business, and Enterprise users are now able to create personalized AI experts, known as Gems, and generate high-quality images using the newly introduced Imagen 3 model.
Create Your Own AI Experts with Gems
Google’s latest innovation, Gems, allows users to customize AI experts tailored to specific needs and goals. This feature, previewed earlier at Google I/O, is now available to Gemini Advanced, Business, and Enterprise subscribers. With Gems, users can create personalized AI assistants by simply writing instructions and giving their Gem a name. These AI experts can provide tailored assistance across various tasks, such as coding, career advice, brainstorming, and writing.
The introduction of Gems empowers users to build a virtual team of experts. For example, a Coding Partner Gem can help enhance programming skills, while a Career Guide Gem can offer detailed strategies to achieve career objectives. Google is also launching a set of premade Gems to help users get started, including a Learning Coach, Brainstormer, and Writing Editor, among others.
Gems are now available on both desktop and mobile platforms in over 150 countries, supporting most languages. This feature is designed to streamline workflows, saving users time on complex or repetitive tasks.
Imagen 3: The Next Level of Image Generation
In addition to Gems, Google is introducing Imagen 3, an advanced image generation model that raises the bar for creative AI. Available across all Gemini platforms, Imagen 3 enables users to generate high-quality images with just a few words, offering a wide range of styles from photorealistic landscapes to whimsical claymation scenes.
Imagen 3 boasts significant improvements over its predecessor, Imagen 2, including enhanced safeguards and adherence to Google’s design principles. The model’s performance has been favorably compared to other image generation technologies, thanks to features like SynthID, which watermarks AI-generated images to ensure authenticity and prevent misuse.
Google is gradually rolling out the ability to generate images of people, starting with an early access version for English-speaking users of Gemini Advanced, Business, and Enterprise. The company has made technical improvements and conducted extensive evaluations to refine this feature, ensuring it adheres to ethical standards, including restrictions on generating photorealistic images of identifiable individuals or inappropriate content.
A User-Centric Approach to AI Innovation
Both Gems and Imagen 3 exemplify Google’s commitment to putting users in control of the creative process. Whether fine-tuning an AI expert to meet specific needs or generating a custom image, these new features offer a flexible and user-friendly experience. As Google continues to refine these tools based on user feedback, more languages and users will gain access to these advanced capabilities in the coming months.
For those eager to explore these new features, Gemini Advanced is now available, with options to sign up for Gemini for Workspace, offering early access to these cutting-edge tools.
